Emergency Medicine San Diego Medical Center - Faculty

Matthew Silver, MD, FACEP
Residency Program Director

Matthew Silver, MD, FACEP
Residency Program Director

Residency Training

Jacobi/Montefiore Emergency Medicine

Clinical Interests

Technology/Web Development, Patient Safety, Skiing (on the West Coast), Mountain Biking, Living vicariously through his two little ones.

Adam Schwartz, MD, MS
Chief/Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine

Adam Schwartz, MD, MS
Chief/Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine

Residency Training

Maricopa Emergency Medicine

Clinical Interests

Management of Clinical Information--Big Data, ED operations, Low-risk chest pain, Basketball, Tennis, Fitness, All things 'water', Modern architecture, Cars, Taking care of my 100 pound puppy 'Gus'

William Krauss, MD, FACEP
Assistant Program Director

William Krauss, MD, FACEP
Assistant Program Director

Residency Training

Brigham and Women's Hospital / Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency (HAEMR)

Clinical Interests

Acute Pain Management, Surfing, Swimming, Fishing, Enjoying Southern California with my wife and kids

Jonathan Kei, MD, MPH, FACEP
Assistant Program Director

Jonathan Kei, MD, MPH, FACEP
Assistant Program Director

Residency Training

UC Davis Emergency Medicine

Clinical Interests

Airway management, resuscitation, public health/epidemiology, golf, fly fishing, photography.

Donald Mebust, MD
Clerkship Director

Donald Mebust, MD
Clerkship Director

Medical School

UCLA Emergency Medicine

Clinical Interests

Medical education, Hiking, Surfing, Softball, Jogging and raising my family

Stephanie Diebold, MD
Assistant Clerkship Director

Stephanie Diebold, MD
Assistant Clerkship Director

Residency Training

Denver Health

Clinical Interests

Med Ed Education, Innovative didactics development, Medical Documentation, Patient Communication, Practice Efficiency

How I Thrive

Running, surfing, yoga, biking (road and mountain), paddle boarding, swimming, cooking, baking, gardening, DIY projects

Jeff Lapoint, DO
Director of Medical Toxicology

Jeff Lapoint, DO
Director of Medical Toxicology

Residency Training

SUNY Upstate Medical University, Department of Emergency Medicine

Fellowship Training

Toxicology, NYC Poison Control Center/Bellevue

Clinical Interests

Technology in medical education, emerging drugs of abuse, envenomations, surfing, and photography.

Dasia Esener, MD, MS
Ultrasound Faculty

Dasia Esener, MD, MS
Ultrasound Faculty

Residency Training

Baystate Medical Center Emergency Medicine

Fellowship Training

Emergency Ultrasound, Baystate Medical Center

Clinical Interests

I love teaching integration of ultrasound in general emergency medicine practice. Outside of the ER, I am hanging out with my dogs (4 rescued Boston Terriers to be exact) and my awesome husband, Matt. I also love running on the beach and, when I can get away, traveling.

Brent Lorenzen, MD, MA
Director of Research & PI

Brent Lorenzen, MD, MA
Director of Research & PI

Residency Training

Carolinas Medical Center

Fellowship Training

University of Az. Clinical Informatics Fellow

Clinical Interests

Informatics, Evidence Based Medicine, Medical Decision Making

How I Thrive

Skiing, Swimming, Outdoors, Travel

Randall Young, MD, MMM, FACEP, FAAEM
CAL-ACEP Board Member

Randall Young, MD, MMM, FACEP, FAAEM
CAL-ACEP Board Member

Residency Training

Washington University St. Louis Emergency Medicine

Fellowship Training

Admin Fellowship, EMA/LAC+USC Medical Center/Marshall School of Business

Clinical Interests

Emergency Operations, Disaster Management, Standards of Practice, XBox 360, Mountain Biking and Learning to Surf

Charles Chiang, MD
Co-EM Medical Director Simulation Labs, SCPMG Regional ED Coding Champion

Charles Chiang, MD
Co-EM Medical Director Simulation Labs, SCPMG Regional ED Coding Champion

Residency Training

USC/LA County Emergency Medicine

Clinical Interests

Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Hyperrealistic Simulation, Resident Finance, Family, Volleyball.